Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Maryann Llewellyn, Uniondale School District

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) Information presented Materials provided Amount of time for activities Opportunities for Q&A Opportunities to learn from others Relevance for your classroom Information about enhancing mathematics Information about infusing math into science and technology Figure 3 Teacher

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Cheryl Bluestone, Queensborough Community College; Amy Bieber, Queensborough Community College; James Valentino, Queensborough Community College; Patrick Wallach, Queensborough Community College; Joseph Goldenberg, Queensborough Community College; Clara Wajngurt, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

for specific applications. The college’s two Q-switchable, doublable,mode-lockable neodymium: YAG (yttrium aluminum garnet) lasers, and a 10-watt carbondioxide laser were the stars of the show. Participants saw the destructive results of high-powerlasers from some samples available in the College’s high powered laser laboratory.The favorite experiments were definitely the holograms and the high-power laser demonstration,and possibly the alignment exercise. Least favorites were the monochromator and thepolarization-sensitivity experiments. Overall, most of the active participants indicated that theygot a very valuable experience from this part of the program.CAD: The computer aided-design portion of TechASCEND introduced participantsto basic